Thursday, February 23, 2012

Dolphins are 'people' say scientists

xraycharles:

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abaldwin360:

Dolphins deserve to be treated as non-human “persons” whose rights to life and liberty should be respected, scientists meeting in Canada have been told.

A small group of experts in philosophy, conservation and dolphin behaviour were canvassing support for a “Declaration of Rights for Cetaceans”.

They believe dolphins - and their whale cousins - are sufficiently intelligent and self-aware to justify the same ethical considerations given to humans.

Recognising cetaceans’ rights would mean an end to whaling and the captivity of dolphins and whales, or their use in entertainment.

The move is based on years of research that has shown dolphins and whales to have large, complex brains and a human-like level of self-awareness.

This has led the experts to conclude that although non-human, dolphins and whales are “people” in a philosophical sense, which has far-reaching implications.

dolphins are smarter than humans, they just play all day and eat and have every sort of sex imaginable. 

soon they will take over the earth, just as the simpsons foretold

This is really interesting and cool, but now I have ‘So long and thanks for all the fish’ in my head. 

Posted at 11:14 PM 1,362 notes Reblogged from adamnfinecupofcoffee Tags: so long and thanks for all the fish so sad that it should come to this we tried to warn you all but oh dear

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    so long and thanks for all the fish.
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    It’ll be interesting to see where this goes. I definitely recommend the article, though, and the video if you have time...
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    I absolutely agree. If you’ve ever met a service dog you understand that animals possess qualities that we would die to...
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    I’m pretty sure dolphins are MORE intelligent than humans. Haha. Maybe I’m...I’ve been...
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    Reblogging this post because it keeps popping into my mind when having arguments about speciesism. Of course I know what...
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    lol that’s a Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy reference right?
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    So long and thanks for all the fish….
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    I think this is really interesting and also… I mean they seem to have a lot of valid points to me and I sort of think...
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    this is awesome, and I agree, BUT FOR GOD’S SAKE THEY NEED TO FIND A WAY TO SAY IT THAT SOUNDS LESS CRAZY